发明名称 |
Gas flow rate measurement device |
摘要 |
Provided is a highly accurate, highly reliable gas flow rate measurement device that provides an enlarged temperature range over which the resolution at a high temperature and at a low temperature can be increased to achieve high accuracy no matter whether the characteristics of a gas temperature detection element are nonlinear. The gas flow rate measurement device includes a plurality of resistors that are disposed in a gas flow path, a gas flow rate detection circuit that outputs a gas flow rate detection signal in accordance with the flow rate of a gas flowing in the gas flow path by detecting a current flowing in the resistors or by detecting a voltage generated in accordance with the current, and a gas temperature detection element 1 that detects the temperature of the gas in the gas flow path. The gas flow rate detection circuit includes signal conversion means for converting a signal output from the gas temperature detection element to a signal that has a predetermined maximum output and a predetermined minimum output and is linear within a predetermined temperature range. |
申请公布号 |
US8844348(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.09.30 |
申请号 |
US201113817889 |
申请日期 |
2011.08.19 |
申请人 |
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. |
发明人 |
Suzuki Kazunori;Sato Ryo;Hanzawa Keiji |
分类号 |
G01F1/68;G01F1/64;G01F5/00;G01F1/684;G01F1/696 |
主分类号 |
G01F1/68 |
代理机构 |
Crowell & Moring LLP |
代理人 |
Crowell & Moring LLP |
主权项 |
1. A gas flow rate measurement device comprising:
a plurality of resistors that are disposed in a gas flow path; a gas flow rate detection circuit that outputs a gas flow rate detection signal in accordance with the flow rate of a gas flowing in the gas flow path by detecting a current flowing in the resistors or by detecting a voltage generated in accordance with the current; and a gas temperature detection element that detects the temperature of the gas in the gas flow path; wherein the gas flow rate detection circuit includes signal conversion means for converting a signal output from the gas temperature detection element to a signal that has a predetermined maximum output and a predetermined minimum output and is linear within a predetermined temperature range. |
地址 |
Hitachinaka-shi JP |